Academe Today Thursday, December 21, 2017 Sign up for this newsletter | Todayâs News Academic Freedom By Paul Basken At some public regional universities, the foundation’s conservative politics have made it a tough sell. But a growing number of prestigious institutions now are among the top recipients of Koch funding. | Government The legislation could discourage charitable giving, would tax some rich colleges’ endowments, would tax some top-paid workers at nonprofit organizations, and would limit a key revenue stream in major college sports. |
Loan Debt By Adam Harris The department announced on Wednesday that it had approved 12,900 requests for student-loan forgiveness from borrowers who said they had been defrauded by the now-shuttered for-profit college. |
Students By Julia Schmalz In a day of marches, lobbying, and civil disobedience, undocumented students fight against time to make their case to Congress. |
Views Advice By Jonathan Rees Don’t cede the online-education terrain to people whose courses are nowhere nearly as good as your own. | Lingua Franca If the dangerous thing about words is their ability, as Orwell put it, âto corrupt thought,â our mindfulness can help keep thoughts alive, says Lucy Ferriss. |
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